Following the Bombay High Court s intervention, the Maharashtra police has agreed to protect a lesbian couple from one of the petitioner s family. Police should show sensitivity in such cases and not.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the police to provide security to two women who have chosen to live together against the wishes of one of their parents. The women had approached the court seeking protection and implementation of guidelines formulated by the state government for safeguarding the interests of same-sex or inter-faith couples. The police have assured the court that they will provide security to the women and their contact information will be shared with the couple. The court has also directed the police to accompany one of the women to retrieve her belongings. | Mumbai news
The government agreed to the court's suggestion to grant protection to the petitioner lesbian couple. The court also said that police should show sensitivity in such cases.